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Article on the homepage here (16/01/2023):

Antwerp Airport welcomes first Luxair flight to London City Airport
On Monday morning 16 January 2023, Luxair operated its first flight from Antwerp Airport, Belgium. The Luxembourg-based airline will connect London City Airport, United Kingdom four times a week until the end of March, from 29 March (Summer 2023) the number of flights will be increased to 5 flights a week. At exactly 08:40 (UTC +1), the De Havilland Dash 8-400 (registered LX-LQI) landed at Antwerp Airport. In the terminal, the route was officially opened by Koen Kennis (Antwerp Alderman for Mobility and Tourism), Eric Dumas (CEO Antwerp Airport), Thomas Fischer (Luxair CCO) and Robert Sinclair (CEO London City Airport).
Eric Dumas (CEO Antwerp Airport): “The relaunch of the route to London City is an important milestone for our airport. It is an iconic connection that has existed for more than 25 years. We are particularly pleased that as of today our airport is once again connected to the British capital.” “Antwerp and London are two important economic and cultural cities. A fast connection between the two cities is therefore important. As of today, both business and leisure travelers can once again travel from one metropolis to the other in one hour. We are particularly pleased that Luxair recognizes the importance and potential of this route and is establishing itself at our airport today,” Dumas continued.
Thomas Fischer (Luxair Chief Commercial Officer): “Today Luxair is proud to officially launch its direct flights between Antwerp and London City, in partnership with these two international airports. We are delighted to expand our cooperation with them. A cooperation based on trust, quality of service and sustainability. Our airline caters to both leisure and business passengers, offering the best possible service to the communities of Antwerp and London. As a high-quality niche player, we believe in the potential of this new route!”
Robert Sinclair (CEO London City Airport): “We have long been longing to relaunch the route between London City and Antwerp Airport and I am delighted that Luxair sees its potential. Not least because this will also be the only direct connection between these two dynamic and culturally rich European metropolises.”
Koen Kennis (Antwerp Alderman for Mobility and Tourism): “2022 ended on a positive note for Antwerp Airport, with excellent figures and with the announcement of vision from the Flemish government guaranteeing the future of the airport. The launch of Luxair flights to and from London means that we can also start 2023 with good news.”
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/luxa ... y-airport/
Interview (6 minutes) Gazet van Antwerpen with Luk De Wilde (senior aviation journalist): "Antwerp-London City is good news for business people (like the diamond trade) and for tourists":
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20230117_93066753

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Back in 2017, entertainer/entrepreneur Jack Schoepen hoped to build the "Captain Jack aviation theme park" next To Sunparks Mol. That project was cancelled by the French owners of Sunparks:
https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous ... -park-mol/

Newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen today (08/02/2023) reveals that Captain Jack Theme Park will be established at... Antwerp Airport:
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20230208_93916519

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Passenger wrote: 08 Feb 2023, 16:41 Back in 2017, entertainer/entrepreneur Jack Schoepen hoped to build the "Captain Jack aviation theme park" next To Sunparks Mol. That project was cancelled by the French owners of Sunparks:
https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous ... -park-mol/

Newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen today (08/02/2023) reveals that Captain Jack Theme Park will be established at... Antwerp Airport:
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20230208_93916519
The neighboring municipality Mortsel and Borsbeek both disagree with the Captain Jack plan. Local traffic is already congested and there will be too much damage to the environment through more concrete and asphalt, they say.
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20230228_93730224

The 'District Deurne' hasn't seen any formal plans yet, I've heared. 'Deurne' only knows what has been said in the media.

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Passenger wrote: 28 Feb 2023, 14:09
Passenger wrote: 08 Feb 2023, 16:41 Back in 2017, entertainer/entrepreneur Jack Schoepen hoped to build the "Captain Jack aviation theme park" next To Sunparks Mol. That project was cancelled by the French owners of Sunparks:
https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous ... -park-mol/

Newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen today (08/02/2023) reveals that Captain Jack Theme Park will be established at... Antwerp Airport:
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20230208_93916519
The neighboring municipality Mortsel and Borsbeek both disagree with the Captain Jack plan. Local traffic is already congested and there will be too much damage to the environment through more concrete and asphalt, they say.
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20230228_93730224

The 'District Deurne' hasn't seen any formal plans yet, I've heared. 'Deurne' only knows what has been said in the media.
No wonder,they turned major connecting roads into a single lane road that has a triple split crossing at both ends. And to make mathers worse, there are almost no alternatives in some cases. And to top it off, there are some big appartment complexes being build on this single lane road.
If you want to have a case study on how to create a whole day traffic jam, take a look at Mortsel centrum.

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From 30 June 2023 with TUIfly to:

Antalya *2***6* TB3243/3244
Heraklion ***4**7 TB2267/2268
Tenerife South 1***5** TB1821/1822

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koninckske wrote: 08 Mar 2023, 09:37 From 30 June 2023 with TUIfly to:Antalya Heraklion Tenerife South
From Antwerp??!!!😲
Refuelling in Lille on the outbound leg 😁???

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Looking up the article on this site regarding the introduction of the E195 E2 (as I remembered some restrictions out of Antwerp), I find this "Due to the limited length of the runway in Antwerp, the aircraft can serve destinations up to a maximum of 2,280 kilometres.".
All three new destinations are more than 2280km (TFS a lot more...).

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TUI fly is going to name its first E2 jet that will fly from Antwerp: Flanders

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Incident from Sunday 08th January 2023 - Tecnam P2010:

"...The aircraft took off at 12:27 from EBZH. Upon landing at Antwerp Airport (EBAW), the aircraft went off runway 29 on the south side slightly past taxiway G and finally gets stuck 5 meters further in the soft grass ground. All persons on board (pilot + 3 passengers) were able to vacate the plane uninjured. Pilot reported that the wind prevented him from adjusting his steering and he ended up in the grass. At the moment of landing there was a crosswind 190°, 15 kt, gusting 22 kt..."

Final report AAIU: pdf 165kB:
https://mobilit.belgium.be/sites/defaul ... -final.pdf

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According to FR24, a B737 and an A320 from TUI fly left Antwerp Airport for ALC and AGP yesterday. Was the E195-E2 not available?

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Boeing767copilot wrote: 21 Jun 2023, 12:06 According to FR24, a B737 and an A320 from TUI fly left Antwerp Airport for ALC and AGP yesterday. Was the E195-E2 not available?
The A320 (ES-SAA) is an error on FR24. This aircraft was operating flights in and out of BRU at that time. The B738 (OO-JAV) is also an error of FR24. Same story: operating in and out of Brussels at the same time. But it is true that the E295 (OO-ETB) which should have operated ANR-AGP as TB1003 never left ANR on 20 June, hence probably bussing of passengers to BRU where the A320 ES-SAA operated the flight to AGP.
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Some "firsts" at ANR: yesterday first commercial flight of TUI Fly's second E295 OO-ETA, then the first scheduled flight to Tenerife (TFS) and today first scheduled flight to Antalya

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RAFC Football Club private charter ERJ-145, after their qualification for the Champions League at Athens on Wednesday:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 6#31d34674

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Twice weekly Antwerp to Tel Aviv from 14 December 2023 on Thursdays and Sundays according to tuifly.be. Nice one!

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Twice weekly Antwerp to Tel Aviv from 14 December 2023 on Thursdays and Sundays according to tuifly.be. Nice one!
Yes indeed! Finally some competition for RYR from CRL.
I hope the route is gonna work well for TUI.
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I think that frequencies will increase soon after the launch
Of the route.

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How do prices on this route compare between Tuifly and Ryanair ?

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Ozzie1969 wrote: 27 Sep 2023, 01:32 How do prices on this route compare between Tuifly and Ryanair ?
Make a guess.

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Ozzie1969 wrote: 27 Sep 2023, 01:32 How do prices on this route compare between Tuifly and Ryanair ?
Why compare with Ryanair from an airport 2 hours away?
The competition is SN from Brussels. Both airlines use a dynamic pricing model, so comparing is difficult. Departing from Antwerp is a lot less time consuming, which may have a value for some.
Anyhow, if you want to compare use googleflights and fill in BRU, ANR and CRL as departure cities.

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